Poetic Elements and Analysis Activity featuring an Original Poem

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Looking for a clever and unique way to launch study of poetic elements ... or need something to review poetic elements prior to testing? This one-day lesson contains an original poem that I wrote to introduce my students to 12 different poetic elements. "A Cautionary Tale" contains examples of 12 poetic elements ... with a timely message for our cell-phone dependent students!

~ A copy of the seven-stanza poem
~ A second copy of the poem, printed on a page that contains definitions of all 12 poetic elements at the side. Students can read the poem closely and identify examples of the poetic elements as they read.
~ An answer key, which highlights examples within the text of the poem
~A separate chart of the 12 poetic elements -- which is perfect for using with this activity or another one of your own design
~ A second copy of the chart, specially sized to fit interactive notebooks.

I won't claim that the poem will rival anything in the canon, but my middle-school students do get a laugh out of it and frequently tell me, "It's pretty good!"

If you check out the preview, you'll see more information on how I use this poem to introduce poetic elements, to review poetic elements, and to provide another opportunity to teach students how to annotate and/or closely read a text.

One use of this product would be as part of a substitute folder. If your school requires you keep a binder/tub of emergency substitute materials -- just in case :-) -- this would be a great item to include.

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